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Located in the mid western and the western regions of the United States of America, North Dakota is the twelfth largest state in terms of area in U.S.A. the state is regarded as the 48th most populous. Bismarck is the capital state of North Dakota and Fargo is the largest city in the state. The state population is dominated with the European majority prior to them the Native Americans inhabited the place for thousands of years. North Dakota is highly religious with most of the churches per capita of any state. A recent survey indicated that 35% of the total populations of North Dakota were Lutheran and 30% were Roman Catholic. Other religious groups in the state are the Methodists, Baptists, Jehovah's, Assembly of God. There are people following other religions also like Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism.
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The state of North Dakota has different symbols that mark different things. Following are discussed about North Dakota's major state symbols:
State horse: Nokota horse
State art museum: North Dakota Museum of Art
State bird: Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
State fish: Lucius Northern pike and Esox
State flower: Wild Prairie Rose, Rosa arkansana
State tree: Ulmus Americana and the American Elm
State grass: Western Wheatgrass, Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
State nicknames: Roughrider State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State
State fossil: Teredo Petrified wood
State mottos: Now and Forever, Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable
State dance: Square Dance
State song: North Dakota Hymn
State march: Flickertail March
State beverage: Milk
State fruit: Chokecherry
North Dakota is called by its different nicknames "The Flickertail State" is one of its nick names. The name derives from Richardson's Ground Squirrel.
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